# Gangalamahadevi Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/gangalamahadevi/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Gangalamahadevi Gangalamahadevi is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606901**. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 151 households**, the 166th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 556people (2011) - 151households - 50.1%literacy - 606901PIN code ## Gangalamahadevi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangalamahadevi is 606901.** Gangalamahadevi falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606901 - Gram panchayatGangalamahadevi - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631795 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangalamahadevi from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)37 km by road - Polur (nearest town)18 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Gangalamahadevi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gangalamahadevi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Athamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Agarasippandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalasapakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangalamahadevi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 75% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gangalamahadevi Of every 100 households in Gangalamahadevi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangalamahadevi · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****54%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **76% Use banking services ****68%** **40% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Gangalamahadevi? ■ Gangalamahadevi · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **917 Working population ****60.4%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 42.9% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 135 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (32%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 79 (24%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Polur - Alampoondy633 people - Somanathaputhur618 people - Arumbalore615 people - Kizkanavayur579 people - Pattarikadu529 people - Melchippili526 people - Madavilagam517 people - Nallanpillaipetral459 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangalamahadevi?606901 - How far is Gangalamahadevi from Tiruvannamalai?37 km by road - What is the population of Gangalamahadevi?556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangalamahadevi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gangalamahadevi?50.1% (Census 2011)